Les victimes du génocide perpétré contre les Tutsi ont le droit de savoir la vérité | Prof. Duclert
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Transcript
00:00 Professor Vincent Duclert, how do you feel after this very heavy work of history between Rwanda and France?
00:08 We had a mandate, we had research obligations, and collectively we were really mobilized for this work,
00:24 which for us was absolutely crucial, especially because the victims have the right to know,
00:32 have the right to the truth, as well as the French who were, through their authorities,
00:40 very involved in the Tutsi genocide. So there was this obligation that was somehow beyond us.
00:49 And in fact, in the end, what was worse, I think, was the state we were in until 2019,
01:02 that is to say the refusal to advance, the denial I mentioned, the direct questioning of the genocide
01:12 perpetrated against the Tutsi by the negationism, the weight of a series of figures
01:18 including the late François Mitterrand, who remained alive and who led extremely lively campaigns,
01:24 despising for the victims. And that was suffocating. And I admit that from the moment we started working,
01:32 we saw that we could progress. And once, especially, we put the report back,
01:37 we really opened the windows completely. And you see, that was something,
01:44 in fact, relieving. Because finally, we were progressing, finally, I mean, we were pushing back this denial,
01:54 this denial that is a consequence of negationism, or which is a form of negationism,
02:00 in any case, something that was absolutely unbearable for the researchers and citizens we were.
02:08 So, finally, it is the work and the opportunity that was given to us by the Republic of France
02:15 and by all the French services to access the archives, it is all that which ultimately allowed us to understand
02:24 that the work we were doing made sense and that in the end, something would happen,
02:31 but it did involve really tightening the teeth for two years to conduct this work.
02:38 So, today, if you will, you know that a work is never definitive,
02:44 that we will progress precisely in the knowledge of the GIC of Tutsi.
02:49 And precisely, it is precisely because we were able to finish this work,
02:55 because this work had a limited duration of two years, that we have a basis,
02:59 which today allows us to advance even further.
03:03 So, it is really a path, a common will, and today, indeed,
03:09 common with the researchers of Europe, the researchers of Africa, and in particular, the researchers of France and the Netherlands.
03:16 Thank you, thank you, thank you and kind, thank you.
03:20 It was indeed an opportunity to say what this experience of research has been,
03:28 which continues, as you can see.
03:31 Thank you very much, goodbye.
03:33 Thank you, goodbye.
03:35 (upbeat music)